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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 28, 1992 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Albumin is Required for the Guinea Pig Sperm Capacitation but is not Essential for Acrosome Reaction and Fusion with Eggs

Pages 235-239 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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